That the American, by temperament, worked to excess, was true; work and whiskey were his stimulants; work was a form of vice;… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
I despise the cowardly clinging to life, purely for the sake of life, that seems so deeply ingrained in the American temperament. — Christopher Lasch Copy Share Image
American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and… — John Philip Sousa Copy Share Image
